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Irving's Ideal Theatre.
New York Timea.

~ AoAN IN 49,
Mr.. Irving and Miss Terry occupied 9 pai
in the Fifth Avenue Theatre last evening ss
Witnessed Mrs. Langtry in A IN q Lops!as
Glass." Mr.. Irving was asked isss lasasl
about his plans for q perfectly sa.e 1884,
THE great principle Of my plan ne ssSa
lis the putting of the entire audience o. "
floor. Such a plan reqliras a httls ll%s|
room than an ordinary theatre, ana nss
changes in our English theatres tlaa Y
yours. The theatre will be. wider and deep14
with a broad alley qpy ali around it. Il.
1.-The plans alluded to in the dlspaIIeah e e.Ss
London provide for q theatre to hoIG 59gs
at the prices of the Lyceum in London. II
ground floor is to be shaped something 1. IN N
q Roman amphitheatre. There WI N sI Va
stage, then the orchestra STALLS: behilla aHS
the pit, and back of tie pit the galeas, 4
called. which will rise on a slightly inc5l,@s
plane from the floor, the highest poiss n
10 exceed twenty-fonr feet from inc sfe; WV
1t will have exits from the back and W. 4
Such q theatre will be only one staIs \
height, and all the audience will be sesssss
the ground floor. There will be 49,
one on each side of the house, to saga
ton of the auditorium. All the nlste[s mi
construction will be fire-proof. Iss ses
tori1m will be completely separated Ilsln !. :
stage by automatic iron doors and y sa
bestos curtain running in grooves;
theatre Will be lighted by electricity.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
INCIDENTS OF NIAGARA.
Remarkable Suicides and Escapes from
the R4Did Torrent


The number of suicides at the Falls has
been very large. On one occasion q man
leapeo3fton4 the bridge, 1872 feet, into the
current, and Is believed o have died before
like q plunlmet. He then began to turn over.
and dropped apparently ~lifeiess on the water
A woman who committed suicide tested the
current by throwing i'll her parasol before
gathering her skirts together for the plunge,
In another case a man calmly undresaed and
went into the flood. strongly and deliberafeIv
swimming to the giddy verge. A brave swim.
mer tired g rescue him, but the man who
on seeing he was followed. He was
soon where it was not necessary foa. him to
puff forth another stroke. The torrent cancbt
mn nm, snd he was at once beyond help. On
one occasion there was q double suicide. the
coupleb being u middle-aged man and woman
about whom, there had been some candai'
Strange accidents are also reported. A lady
sto Sfs 70 pluck a flower on the brink Of thss
rocks below. Another lady stopped for =
cup OF water, lost her balance and was ont
OF reach and over the falls almost before her
alnaaed husband knew what had happened.
occurred. An engaged couple Went behind
tne Tails into the. Cave of the Winds, without
q guide, The lady actually sought TO battle
% a pool which even the guides nevor visited.
~ loVef iost ms lie In endea yoring to save
ieTs. One very pathetic and dramatic INCL
cent ls recorded. A young lnan caught M a
charming child, who was watching the tumb-
ing waves. Now, Lizzie, :; he playfully
SAID, Il am going to throw you into The
water, = and he swung her backwards and
forwards. The child screamed, s~traggled
ana shipped from his hands. He gazed after
into the torrent. Eeaeue, Of course. VAS
hopeless, and he persisted. Relnarkabla Is.
have now and again been recorded
0ne was that Of a murderer. The sheriff was
the wires Of the old bridge at I,swisto my ~
help him across, Hand over hand be beaan
fne passage. His handsquickly blistered and
then they bled. Again and again he rested
ilas arms by, hanging by his Iega. At
length he reached the opposite bank, and Law
painting full al hour before reslrninc hiss
0n one occasion q painter ives at
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His Mothers Command obeyed.

west CHeSteF tPenn.l News.
A rather interesting story is told Of Mieh.a
Dunleavy. OF Kentucky, who is row beaf b
the purpose of witnessing the unYeiiilg n
the monument to the memory Of she Sas.
ment of which he was a member In Comnss,
Z. One day his mother sent him Il Il,
store after some meat. Did Michael .lulH
back" as his mother enjoined upon him l
do? No, but instead he went 10 Ph5s
delphia, and soon after iourneyed SouI
where he made his home. Twenty-Five ya5
passed, and one day Michael, bethinkina I'M
of the errand his mother had sent him On
made up his mind to at last bring home IL
meat. so he started North, and Just % I'll
dusk OF evening was falling aroundh his mob
er's tidv home on Market street, West Cha
ter. lie cro.sed the threshold of his i hO1s
',Mother, "he said, here's the meat.r iMi
Michael, ," was the reply, as tears Of b
welled up in those eyes now grown dimlsI
with the accumulation of twenty-five yesu;
Michael, my boy, twas a long time comm
but more's the welcome it is" And sha
evening they had a quiet little chat aboutAs
boD's life and home in the Sunny South.
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Origin Of some English words.
journal Of Education

0U'US UN- HW4 u IuKIU9NIUA.
Mercy end are FROM the same
root. Attach and attack are ~tymoIogieail
Identical. Valet used to be written vaslet.
from Vassel, yassallet. Pontifex probably
meant originally apathmaker. skentic orig.
inaliY implied merely an observer, thence an
which is seen: idol. a little image. d little
Statue. g LITTLE. that which is SEEM Wise
acre, Old Dutch wissegger, soothsaYer, Ger
nan #elsssger. w~isesayer.. Weissagen, viva
through the Latin, ana food "a frop~ H. H.
same root through the Tentonic language
PASTURE and fodder are from the same root
thTough the two ehannels,
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4 MILLIOTAIRE'S DAUGHTER IN
ii CELL,
Arrested in Troy Whiic Fighting in the
Street with Her Dusay Maid.

Street with Her DuSay Maid.
Troy, Oct. 31.-About two years ago a
great scandal was created by tie eIopeIaent
of Minnie Moore, the .year-old
daughter of a millionaire mill owner IN
Cohoes, with Thomas Michigan, a you'll, who
was known as ''Dude" Michigan, and whose
parents had very little of this worlds goods
z stormy scene followed between father and
daughter when the marriage was made
known to him, ana he forbade her TO da-ken
his door, again until she separated forever
from Michigan. The girl wife was true to her
husband, however, and shared his humble
home in preference to the handsome resi-
dence of her childhood. 4 child was born to
them. but it died. Nelligar found employ
ment with Macy & Co, of New York, but
soon returned to Cohoes, and is new u lock
tender. Soon after the child's death Mrs.
Nelli.ac left her husband and returned to
her fathers home.
This afternoon Mrs. Michigan came to Troy,
accompanied by her maid, q dusky damsei
visited a fashionable restaurant, and drank
they visited a dry goods store on Broadway,
relative to the desiFability of certain goods
they INSPECTED, was continued when they
reached the street, and Minnie, heated by The
wine, struck her maid in the face with her
list. The street was crowded with pedes-
TRANS, and q large number of persons con-
gregated about the two women, who were
smuggling each other in the most approved
style. Each scoL9l a knock down, bnt the
battle was not decided when a policeman
came along and took them in They are rest
ing III cells III the second precinct. v
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work on Second Sisters Island, when he fell
} fa}is, se %Rd T9 %hsn B ably 70 }9rf farff Feet f sHTar fh 5hS
caught On . rock. After a time Of terrible
from the shore. A 'boafmap was being hur-
out q little anchor De had with him. It
seemed like playing for his life with grim
death as he heard the anchor bump continue
ally against the rocks without grounding.
At length his fearful anxiety was relieved by
its catching a grip. but all night through the
,boatlnan was tossed about while he held the
anchor rope. When morning dawned he was
saved by those on shore.
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About Asphalt.

The most Of the asphalt comes from
o Ga1 reporter. Trinidad, YOU know, is
The most southerly Of the group Of the
West Indies, known of the Windward Islands,
and is next to Jamaica. La Brac, the
lake from which the asphaltnm is taken,
has an area OF n hundred and fifty acres.
Charles kingley'a more recent and exact
measurement reduces this area to ninety
nine acres. This, however. contains mill
ions of tons of the crude pitch, which,
In it's refined state, is becoming so rapidly
popular on this continent from the imperiah-
able nature of the pavement constructed
from it. Asphaltum is also found iii other
parts OF the island. Though called a lake or
lagoon. this depot OF pitch is for the most
part q solid mass, rent, however, by chasans
varying from three to thirty feet in width,
with no great depth, 90 that they are tra-
versed without much. difficulty. Here and
there, wherever there is any soil, are clllmps
of trees. The LIQUID portion Of the luke lies
on the side nearest the sea, and only occupies
Q few acres IN extent and of unknown depth.
The vast caldron of fluid pitch is iii a stat
Of slow ebuliition and exbales q strong sui
phuroua and bitulninous odor.n
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Maryland Institute for the Blind. Mr.. AL
bert, Of Philadelphia, has lately repaired the
'Amati, and declares that two or three
months practice on it will develop its orig |
inal grand tone" |
The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-12
Real Gentleman

A real gentleman is not so fastidious "A, his
tastes, III private or public, as the feiIo& who
IL Tying 70 cut the proper, capar in all his
actlons. One, of the latter class will never
hesitate to call q waiter and demand a glass
OF clean water should Il tl0 unfortunately
disturb It's surface. Ii the same nice dis
examination was always exercised, such Eel
lows would die of starvation. EVeTy articie
OF 1000 IS defiled III some way before j.
reaches the ~consuaer. Cigars, which have
theIr wrappers sealed with Chinese Iips. vine
that has been pressed out wirh naked feet
traits that haye been stored III filthy cellars
are taken without comment, while, for the
sake OF appearances. ukstsrts will send a no.
Tel 10 perditlon en- acconEto OF a. single fly.
There is q movement in England for an in
crease OF the pension of John Div. ne, the
private soldier who won the Victoria Gross
~ leading the way to the capture of the
Ioas y Isg e aat : at the storning # Delhi. He
/ says, = hitch, and then a call for Who'll
tommy Yotl 60 on and we'll be afther We,
ana J. se1d, Come on, bhoys, death or
glof! I. And we went or, and presently [ fell
gown, and when l came TO meseif [ found nv
5Neg was gone, and 9aid; Never mind, John
I1yane. my bhoy, Here's o shilling a day for
ye Tor lolfe., And when | heard the list of
read out and heard I'd only tinpince
q day, | eroid." Diyane did not get the
death ne challenged. but the tenpenny-
worth OF glory" which he did get does
seem 11lgeh, OF 2 reward for, the man
who Started the turning point of the capture
Of Delhi, and therefore OF the suppression Of
the mutiny.. He is now siXty-four years ell! IA
ana gets q living by peddling fish Ia a don-
Mt PsuZapcas
National Republican., 1887-10-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

WHAT AND WHERE Is ,oD7 By II. b
PnILBRooK, editor Prob ems OF Nature"
Nature" &c. Chicago: Philbrook Il Dean,
lb2 Dearborn street. Publishers.
We approach this book with awe. After
reading, during which we we're continu-
ously astopished, we scarcely dare write
about It. Why9 Because of passages
like these "Our present book is 10 every
respect the writing OF ST. Paul" "Iu every
word Of our description Of God 81. Paul
waR the author.n
Shall We doubt the Apostlep Shall We
dispute with him2 Neveri We believe
now that God is only q current OF cleo
iiitity; that King David wrote the Ilisl
and odyssey, SO long attributed to Homer;
that all men originated from animals.
such as Inhabited the vicinity Of their
birth places; that II cats and dogs exist IN
neighborhood where = child IL about To
be born, such quadrupeds should be im'ns
distely destroyed, as the spirit Of one or the
other, which might enter the coming
small body, is the worst spirit Imaginable;
that the noblest spirit Of all comes from
read these authoritative words--"A person
cannot be a scientist Of ability whose origin
was not from bog;" that next
to the Intellectual and noble soul Of
hog ia that Of the horse; that
an Irithman originated from a bull dog
though nowadays he certainly has little
sympathy with one Of that species called
"JobD"-aDd, moreover, aud finally, we
believe that ''the workn-book before US
"is to crush worship Of a church
and folly OF all the classes OF
learning. IL is commenced as quickly as
our book is closed and q frightened people
will zee who is sp, aking." Namely, the
so-called author Of tho present voun-
"In every corner OF the world
O people shall discover the
author Of the wholly original
and wonderful book. A sight Of the au-
tbor's face shall be given the people, and In
one year n world OF people shall zee their(fl
faces. Upon all the face OF our country
an earthquake was felt when our
body was passing from the west to the east
The sun was paler than it's wont, aud u
slight smoke was In the air. No person
| saw cause for the general disturbance,
and but few saw the smoke In the air."
Very few, indeed; yet was this the cause
| OF the Charleston calamity
"a very Almighty was giving acontinent
| throe when Gospel author"-not st
Paul, but the Philbrook afOresaid-"was
| passing across q part OF Il. A cur
rent Of Almighty influence is now upon the
country and II is calling upon jew and
Gentle to uncover their heads and look st
| a prophet Of greater power thao any ever
| possessed by a spirit teacher OF the past "
And to conclude We have entire faith
| In St. Paul, in bis amanuensis, II. B Phil
brook, in each improbability and IN every
| impossibility.
National Republican., 1887-10-15
ALoNDoN CHARACTER.
P.cuiiarities OF Oid Maria, the Dow
agsr MarchiOness.

ftcuituEitieb VI viz nihrlhi tuo DOW
agsr Marchioness.
[Philadelphia Bulletin
One Of the great characters Of London
society is Maria, Dowsger Marchioness of
Aylesbury. She is very poor and lives In Il
little place In Pail Mall. Notwithstanding
her poverty she is seen at every social gatn-
ering Of any importance In London. She is
a great favorite at Marlboro House. No one
knows how old she is. She has succeeded In
having had her birth taken out OF the books
OF peerage, so that there Is no record
of her age. She is at least S5 years old
She is very tall, very spare, with big
hooked nose, sharp, gray eyes, and thin,
hatchet face, set. off by great masses Of
snowy gray hair She is so tall she has the
stride OF grenader. She Is spoken Of by
many society papers with great freedom as
no annoying effect upon her. She spends
most OF her time as q guest In great
peoples houses, where her eccentric ways
and sharp sayings afford amusement to the
guests. While she is very eccentric and
Independent, her high rank protects her
where such speeches from people OF
lower degree would not for one moment
be tolerated. She has very particularly
sharp tongue for the newly created mem bers
OF the nobility or for the new rich people
who are just beginning to make their ap-
pearance In London society. The marchion-
ess always is dressed In the most eccentric
manner, and when abroad in the country or
at any out door festivities is always attired
In long yellow ulster. Her energy and
strength are phenomenal, although she Is at
an age when most people are content TO
watch the sands OF life fail TO the last from
restful corner Of their flreside.
National Republican., 1887-10-15
ABOUND TIE cAMP FIRE.
The Members of John A. Rawlins
Post Celebrate Their Anniversary.

The twenty-frst anniversary OF John A.
Rawlin's Post, No. 1, G. A. H., was cele-
brated last night at Grand Army Hall 10
manner that will long be remembered by
the 200 people VINO 'hronged the place.
The door was not opened until 0 o'clock
and the first part Of the programme was
taken up by an interesting historical sketch
CT the post prepared and read by Com
mapdef N. B. Fithian. There have been
1900 names carried on the rolls during the
posts long existence.
During the intermisslon that FOLLOWED
the address refresments aud tobacco were
served.
The second part OF the entertainment
comprised literary and musical pr.
Pramme. Among the tai lent taking part
was the orchestra from Albaugh's Opera
House, led by Prof. Bernay; Prof. Dole, .
the Tony Pastor Combination; Mr. Iem In
limitations OF actors. Orpheus Giee Cluh.
Col &. g. Loefller in songs, speech by Mr.
William Dickson, songs by II quar-
tctte from the Carleton Opera Company
and others.
The hour was very late when the eXer.
cises were brought to q close aud those
present went home highly delighted
All the officers OF the Department OF the
Potomac were present, and beside then
there were many invited guests.
National Republican., 1887-10-15
BEsET ON ALL SIDES.
The virginia Democrats Disgustsd Mt
Commissioner Obsriy.


The Virginia Democratic Association met
last night in heir hall In the Endowment
Association building on Tenth stre4t.
About thirty members we're present and
the meeting was very interesting one.
The president, Mr.. II l.. Blscoe, was In the
chair, while the recording, corresponding,
and financial secretaries-Messrs. J. Il.
Fisher, s. II. McCandllsh, and w. ii. Mon
roe-were all busily engaged.
the principal business before the meeting
was tfe discussion OF the resolutions con
demnipg Civil Service Commissioner ODerly
for bis expressions toward political Office
holders, and for the order issued by him
regarding the formation OF examining
boards. The majority OF those present ex
pressed themselves very fully on tue reso
luiiOts, and In their remarks did not neg
lect Mr. Oherly.
Judge Goodrich made quite lengthy
speech on the subject, and claimed that Me.
Oferly had gone beyond his legal powers
when be wrote those letters
Mr.. Maupin said the resolutions ought TO
be laid on the table, as the association
would, II any other action was taken, give
Mr. Oberly the prominence he sought.
Mr. Settle said that he didn't want to give
Mr.. Oberly auv prominence, but they ha I
to notice him Just as they wonld any other
cur that got In their way. lie wanted TO
see him buried-pollticaliy.
On motion OF Mr.. Reddick the resolu-
tioDs were adopted and the chairman was
authorized to appoint committee to pre-
sent the resolutions to the civil service
commission.
The campaign and collecting committees
reported progress-slow but sure. Toe lat
tei committee expects to forward 800 Ia
Virginia within u week, while the former
has lot OF documents ready for distribu-
tiuD.
Mr.. Settle said he hoped, before the meet.
ing Adjourned, that some sympathy would
be expressed for poor, bleeding, down troi-
den Virginia, now beset on all ,ides.
Capt. Jones thought that as the matter
was 10 the courts the association sh ould sa,
nothing about IL.
Mr.. M0ffatt asked what effect could the
adoption OF such resolution have upon
The Supreme Court. He condemned Juig,
Bond, snd said that his opinion was on,
that no well.bren lawyer or Judge or any
man Of refined feeling would have ex
pressed. "lf the supreme Court support,
his opinion will support the Supreme
Mr. MaupIn asked II, in such an event. II
would be proper to adopt resolutions OF
coincidence for Judge Bonds family
Mr.. Settle offered the following resolu
ton:
Resolved, That this association feels deeply
the humiliation placed upon the sovereig.i
STATE OF Virginia by federal Judge; that we hav,
hope that the Supreme Court OF this land vii
| correct this Outrage, and direct u strict en-
iorcement OF the eleventh amendment TO tn,
| constitution.
The resolution was adopted, and ther
Mr.. Glasscock sat,rically requested the sec
retary to read the ten commandments, AND
by the time the laughter had ceased the
association was adjourned.
National Republican., 1887-10-15
A Fair Compromise.
lBoston Record

A 100 man has been doing some very use
ful reading during his vacation with u
charming and intellectual yeung girl who
has been paving her annual visit to his SIS
ter, The books chosen have heen very use
ful ones, and the hours OF work were the
golden ones between o and IL In the morn
Ing, when the average summer youth and
maiden are engaged IN far more frivolous
pursuits. They were doing finely with one
Of COrneille's most tiresome plays one
morning, when the sophomore senior,
who told the man who tells the story, came
near to the arbor where they were sitting to
water her petuDias, close at hand Un-
wiIiiDgly she heard this bit OF deduction;
intellectual girl (severely) -" Now,
George, II you're going to interrupt me by
pettiDg my hand every other minute thai
way shall put down my book"
He-'I wish you would"
She (more severely)-"And give up the
play No. indeed. But IN make a bar.
gain with you. III stop reading and give
you both my hands for i've minutes II after
that you will promise to attend to tho read.
ing"
He tbrightly)-"I know a better plan
than that. just give one hand for ten
minutes and go right on with the Choc-
taW,n -
National Republican., 1887-10-15
PERSONALITIES.

II is thought that becretary Whitney will re.
turn to the city to-day.
MIR, AND MRs. l. NJ. THAYER. of Detroit
Mich, are at the Arlington.
GEN. A, W. GREELY is expected to return n
his "ffciOl duties next Monday
FX-CuMAIssIoSER DnuMMoND, OF the land
Office, Is veiy sick at his Maryland home.
CHIEF CLERK CLAY, of tho Department o.
Justice, il buck from his month's vacation.
CAPT. T. II. MCKEE has been eallei 81
IoPanspoIt, lnd., by the death OF his IN ,Lur
NH. JoIS NJ. WARD. the crack base D,
player, and his bride are luxuriauns a. W..
Hrd's.
MIR. ALFRED RowELL and Mr. Charles T.
Emery, both of New York, are registered Ol
the Riggs House.
WILLIAM T Lyons, OF Maryland, was al.
mllled to tn bur OF the District yesterday on
motion of Mr.. Ross
REv DAVID II KER, for many years editor OF
the United PreSbtteridp, died at his home m
AlethtEy CITY yesterday.
GEE, SHEgIDAS has started on an exgenirr 10
tour west and viii give his personal attention
20 the dissatisfaction existing among tho It.
disns.
ME, II LYNS, Mr. G. ", Dennis, and Mr.. A
Brock, of London, and Dr. Finegan aud NJ
George ". Fowler, oi Liverpool, England, arp
StoppiI g at the Arlington
MRS, CHARLOTTE SMITH, president OF tn
woman's National League Of this city, is nov
in Boston, where she has succeeded IN forming
Il branch of the league, She addresses large
gatherings of the friends of labor every even
Ing, anc her audiences are numerous aud en-.
huhiastic.
Mr. RopERT A. PARRR, the genial AMI gem
ttmanly interstate commerce law n0twith.
stapdiue) southern passenger aSen, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, returned to the city
yesterday, after having taken II TWO weeks
tip through the west and northwest with his
wlfe and family.
National Republican., 1887-10-15
The Marion Rifles Entertained.

The Marion Rifles were entertained by Lieu
Klcmroh at his residence LAG Corcoran SIR
last pieht, with an oyster supper. Forty-'i
members of The company, with invited gue>t,
tnt down TO the table and enjoyed the fe,l,
Tine decorations were handsome, and at en-
plute a. placed souvenir. u picture of e.
Marion Rifles OF 1887 and the camp of q
Francis Marion, 17TG. with buglcr in the fore
ground calling the faithful to supper. IN,
affair will be pleasantly remembered. Speecne
were made by Pref. Harry King and othc
coDgratulaiing the company, and with prom
ists that when Gen. Urdway ga hers them int,
his fold he viii feel proud of the boys.
National Republican., 1887-10-15
Undoubtedly Yellow Fever.

A telegram was received at the marine h0,-
pital bureau yesterday afternoon from DR..
Joseph Y. Porter, president of the Key West
board of health. announcing his arrival Al
Tampa last evening. and say ting. Have soeu
overwhelmingly. The disease is undoubtedly \
yellow ievtr presenting characteristic tests u
alhumeu, irritable stomach, and black vonit.
A telegram was also received from Deputy G.,
ltctor spencer, saying; Three deaths IN,
night. Several new cases. Raining. Dr. Pbr
Ter here and pronounces 1t yellow fever. Tow
authorities aetIDg uni taking measures to d..